BRITISH POLITICS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 19 February 1907, Page 3

BRITISH POLITICS.

BUTTER BILL INTRODUCED.

London, February 17.

Li the House o£ Commons Sir E. Starchey introduced the Butter Bill, which was read a first time. It is undcrstood it embodies the Select Committee's recommendations.

AN IRISH LANDLORD'S PRO. TEST.

London, February 1". Lord CianricarJe hu# protested against being treated like a lunatic, He declares that his rents are lower than any others in that part of Ireland. Only ti per centum of those evicted bad not been restored, because they belonged to the Flan of Campaign. (During a discussion in the House of Coaimous, the Ui\;ht Hon. A. Uirrell, Chief Secretary for Ireland, referring ti the Marquis of Clanricardc's shockin,' ease, hinted at legislation depriving him of the management of estates, as 113 was wholly incompetent to manage them.)

WHAT OLD AGE PENSIONS WOULD MEAN.

London, February 17,

The Spectator declares that if the Government grants old age pensions it will require a tariff which will mean the betrayal of the cause of free trade, whether such will be eventually ended or not. THE NEW HEB SIDES DEBATE A GOVERNMENT SUBTERFUGE Received 19th, 12.12 a.m. London, February 18. The Hon. A. Lyfctelton, in a letter to the newspapers, declares that the attempt of the Government in connection with the New Hebrides debate to hide behind cover of France's responsibility, was not very brave. The colonies' objections to the terms of the labour system -were not mentioned to the French Government. MR KDIR IIARDIE AT CAMBRIDGE. REPREHENSIBLE CONDUCT OF STUDENTS. LABOUR INSISTS ON OLD ACE PENSIONS.

EVEN AT THE RISK OF BECOMING PREFERENTIAL TRADERS.

Received 18th, 10.10 p.m. London, February IS.

Mr Keir Hardie, speaking at the Cambridge Guildhall, declared that the Labour Party would insist on old age pensions during the present year. Uo added that if the dillicuity of finding the money prevented Sir 11. C'anipbcllBannerman from acting, though tne Labourites were free-traders to a man, lie did not believe all their inlliience could prevent large sections of the worker* bepg hiVfll over toy,, khe> Unionist side at next elections, on promised pensions a,s the outcome of a system of preferential tariil's. Prior to the meeting, a bottie of harmless evil-smelbng chemicals was thrown through a window. The undergraduates invaded the Guildhall, and n small anti-scialistic section, numbering about thirty, were exceedingly ruwdy, and pelted Jlr Hardie with oranges and sugar dijipcd in chemicals. The Senior Proctor appealed for a fair hearing, and restored comparative calm for a period of twenty minutes. The meeting closed in uproar. A carriage which was supposed to be awaiting for Mr Hardie, was smashed.